Join us here and get started today turning your DAILY GRIND into a DAILY GROOVE with our brand new mood-boosting smoothie.

This smoothie will put the pep back into your step featuring two of our all-time favorite superfoods: Maca and raw cacao.

Maca is a Peruvian root known for it’s ability to help balance hormones and stabilize mood. It has an earthy taste with an uplifting effect. It’s also an “adaptogen,” which means it can help manage stress levels, enhance strength and stamina, and increase energy and endurance.

All this from one little root!

Raw cacao is another one of our favorite mood enhancers! It contains a powerful ingredient known by some as the mood improver but more specifically known as anandamide. Anandamide is referred to as the bliss molecule, because it creates a feeling of euphoria. Cacao is also rich in tryptophan which is crucial for the production of serotonin – the “feel good” neurotransmitter. Rich in antioxidants, magnesium, iron, chromium, manganese, zinc, copper, vitamin C, and phosphorus, you can’t go wrong with this wonder superfood.

Are you ready to boost your mood? To turn your grind upside down? Try The Mood Booster below and be sure to leave us a comment below.

*If you are currently cleansing, you can still enjoy this mood-boosting recipe – just hold the cacao!

Jo Schaalman and Julie Peláez are co-authors of the book The Conscious Cleanse: Lose Weight, Heal Your Body, and Transform Your Life in 14 Days, a best-selling, step-by-step guide to help you live your most vibrant life. Together they've lead thousands of people through their online supported cleanse through their accessible and light-hearted approach. They've been dubbed “the real deal” by founder and chief creative director Bobbi Brown, of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, beauty editor of the TODAY show.

To learn more about “Jo and Jules” and to download a free e-cookbook for a sampling of the delicious food served up on the Conscious Cleanse, please visit their website.

After you make this yummy recipe try a healing yoga class with Jo or Jules:

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